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Paper, 'On the structure of 'Hottentot' [Khoikhoi] women' by William Somerville

Reference number: L&P/12/95

Date: 1805

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Contains three plates.

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L&P/12/95
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1805
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Ink on paper and three plates
Page extent
27 pages
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Manuscript

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William Somerville

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William Somerville, Paper, 'On the structure of 'Hottentot' [Khoikhoi] women' by William Somerville, 1805, L&P/12/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_95/paper-on-the-structure-of-hottentot-khoikhoi-women-by-william-somerville, accessed on 10 July 2025

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